Histogenesis of congenital and acquired melanocytic nevi based on histological study of lesion size and thickness

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1011-1018

  Tokuda, Yasutaka ^a,b   Saida, Toshiaki ^b   Murata, Hiroshi ^b   Murase, Sumio ^b   Oohara, Kuniaki ^c  

^a National Hospital Organization Matsumoto Medical Center Matsumoto Hospital   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

acquired melanocytic nevi; congenital melanocytic nevi; histogenesis; tumor thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EPIDERMIS; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; NEURAL CREST; NEVUS CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; NEURAL CREST; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78649682273     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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